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AFROTC Graduates Now Have Reserve Options

7/14/2014

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Second
lieutenants commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
now have the opportunity to go directly into the reserve components. The Air
Force launched the Total Force Commissioning Process, effective July 10, which
allows graduated seniors the option to “pursue opportunities in the Air Force
Reserve or Air National Guard,” states a release
from the same day. Modeled after the Army, this program aligns with the Air
Force’s aim to reduce the size of the Active Duty force. “Given budget
reductions, the Air Force must reduce its Active Duty force, limiting the
number of cadets we can accept into the active component,” said Lt.
Gen. Sam Cox, the Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel,
and services. “The new Total Force Commissioning Process allows us to provide
opportunities for high quality cadets to continue serving, albeit in our reserve
components.” ROTC graduates have until 2015 to make a decision. Cadets who
decide to apply for voluntary release will find out if their application has
been approved in the fall.